RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Washington County >> Elkins >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Arkansas

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas





Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elkins had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Elkins had a population of 3,664 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elkins, with the one closest to Elkins listed first.

  • Sulphur City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
    • Sulphur City is located in Washington County
  • Harris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harris
    • From Elkins to Harris
  • Durham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wesley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Madison County
  • Baldwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Washington County
  • Thompson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Madison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Thompson
    • From Elkins to Thompson
  • Wyman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
    • Wyman is located in Washington County
  • Summit ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Washington County
  • Arnett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
    • Arnett is located in Washington County
  • Goshen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
  • Drakes Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Creek
    • Drakes Creek is located in Madison County
  • Hazel Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fayetteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayette Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Greenland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Crosses
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosses have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
    • Crosses is located in Madison County
  • West Fork
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brentwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitener
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woolsey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
    • Woolsey is located in Washington County
  • Delaney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hindsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Johnson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Washington County
  • Patrick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
    • Patrick is located in Madison County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Elkins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 24 Mar 2025